Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 59

Back at Winslow Estate, Amanda has been in a sour mood since last night. She thought she would teach Arwen a lesson and show her her true place, but she never thought that Mr. Winslow to side with Arwen like that. ’That witch must have played some tricks behind the scenes.

Otherwise, no women has ever managed to charm Aiden Winslow,’ she thought bitterly as she overheard one of the chefs instructing another.

"Don’t make it too sweet. Mr. Jones said the lady prefers maple syrup on top instead."

The other chef nodded and made the necessary adjustments. Amanda couldn’t take their accommodating attitude any longer and sneered, "How can you all cater to her preferences like that? Did you forget the scene she caused for us yesterday? You almost lost not only your jobs but also your lives, And yet, here you are, still willing to such up to her?"

"Amanda, she is the lady of the house. You shouldn’t talk about her like that," one of the chefs admonished with a frown.

Amanda arrogantly scoffed. "She just arrived yesterday. She hasn’t done anything to earn my respect. She needs to earn it before acting high and mighty. After all, her marriage to Mr. Winslow is nothing but a facade. Don’t we all know that Mr.

Winslow never bothers with women?"

"Is that so?" Arwen’s voice sliced through the kitchen, making Amanda freeze. The chefs looked up in horror at Arwen’s sudden appearance. She had come to have a few words with the staff after the previous night’s evens and to ask if Aiden received lunch from home.

She hadn’t expected to walk in on Amanda’s arrogant rant again. Arwen might have ignored it, but the maid’s attitude — the unprovoked hostility — made it clear that Amanda had forbidden crush on Aiden.

After all, women often fall for men they can’t have. But even if Amanda harbored those feelings, Arwen would not allow her to nurture them. Arwen was the wife now, and she would not tolerate another woman fantasizing about her man, especially when she had started to feel differently about Aiden herself.

Arwen eyed Amanda from head to toe before stepping closer. "What should I do then?" she asked, stopping right in front of her, close enough to be intimidating.

Amanda hadn’t expected Arwen to walk in right when she was badmouthing her. But even so, she had no plans of backing down, especially with neither Mr. Jones nor Mr. Winslow present.

Crossing her arms over her chest, Amanda sneered, "Of course."

But Amanda was truly naïve to think that Arwen needed Aiden or Mr. Jones around to help her.

Arwen felt like laughing at her paper-thin bravado but kept her expression neutral, giving Amanda a moment to think she was actually considering her words. Then Arwen’s eyes hardened, and her voice dropped a few degrees colder. "Tell me, then. How should I earn your majestic respect? After all, my world would surely collapse if I didn’t."

Though her tone was calm, the words were a hard slap of reality to Amanda’s face.